In geometry, the locus of a point moving according to specified conditions. The circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a given point (the center). Other common geometrical curves are the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola, which are also produced when a cone is cut by a plane at different angles.
Many curves have been invented for the solution of special problems in geometry and mechanics—for example, the cissoid (the inverse of a parabola) and the cycloid.
1. A baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter; SYN. curve ball, breaking ball, bender.
2. A line on a graph representing data.
3. The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes; SYN. curved shape.
Linija u geometriji.
Crta, potez, pravac, niz, red, nit; u mat. geogr. ekvator; u genealogiji i nauci o nasledstvu: niz srodstava koji potiče od jednog zajedničkog praoca ili osnivača porodice (prava, pobočna, uzlazna linija); fig. pravac i načela kojih se čovek pridržava u životu (on je ostao na staroj liniji, tj. ostao je veran svojim načelima); takvo shvatanje nije na liniji = nije u skladu sa načelima, npr. stranke. (lat.)
1. Deo kruga, kružni odsečak;
2. Sprava za ispaljivanje strela, sastoji se od savijenog drveta ili drugog materijala koje zateže žicu ili kanap koji se zateže radi ispaljivanja strele.
Krivina na putu, zavoj.
Okuka, krivina, zavijutak.
Tto have or take a turn, change, or deviation from a straight line or plane surface without sharp breaks or angularity
1. To cause to curve
2. To throw a curveball to (a batter)
3. To grade (as an examination) on a curve
Zavijanje hijene.
Archaic; bent or formed into a curve